Thanks for the Lemonade

Looks like we're not the only ones dealing with snow and ice...check out this satellite picture of the U.S.

Source:  NOAA

Isn't that amazing?!? 

Kiddo and I were busy today while the ice accumulated outside.  We hung a BIG world map in the living room (it will take some getting used to), painted our hallway with black chalkboard paint (also will take some getting used to), played and played and played with Legos, and got a good start on his Valentines.

While we played, we listened to the branches rattle and the ice snapping and cracking outside.  It is a fascinating sound.  I was just telling someone that ice storms are exciting for me - growing up in Seattle, we had no clue what ice storms were.  The concept of freezing rain was foreign to me.  I just didn't get it.  There was rain, snow, or hail.  That's it.  So now that I live in a place that occasionally gets ice, I have to run outside every time and marvel at the way the world changes overnight.

As the sun came out and the snow started to melt, you needed a hard hat to venture out the door - the ice was falling out of the trees by the bucket-full!

Now most of the ice has melted and the roads are bare - life as usual resumes tomorrow!  Speaking of tomorrow, my copy of Black Heels is supposed to arrive in the mail tomorrow.  Woohoo!  I expect to have my nose in a book after Kiddo goes to bed (and maybe even before).